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US Senate passes bail-out 74 to 25

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The bail-out legislation has been overwhelmingly approved by the US Senate, but the bigger test will be the congressional vote tomorrow, which isn't expected to get such a smooth ride. This morning Australian time, the Senate voted in favour of the ...

Rescuing the rescue package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
An eerie calm fell over Wall Street and European markets overnight as investors sat on the fence ahead of the US Senate's vote over the financial sector rescue package. The Senate is widely expected to rescue the rescue package but it would not become ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Australian stocks have received a flat lead today, with Wall Street markets finishing slightly down, including stocks and oil, although gold and silver were higher. In Europe, the British and French bourses were up moderately, but the Eurozone's largest ...

Bail-out might breach US constitution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
Rising concerns that the $1 trillion investment bank bail-out breaches the US constitution are making it difficult for Congress to quickly approach the bill. At Senate Banking Committee hearings on Capitol Hill, Senator Christopher J Dodd, a Democrat ...

ASFA supports same sex super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA) is backing the government's proposal to change the law and allow same sex couples to access a partner's superannuation death benefit easier and more tax effectively. In its submission to the Senate Standing ...

The house that Sherry built

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The man who chaired the passage of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Bill 20 years ago is back in the limelight, this time with ambitious plans to dismantle the country's jerry-built superannuation system and replace it with a cheaper and more member-friendly ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Housing affordability is like petrol prices in that it brings out the economic enthusiasts with their so-called miracle solutions. The latest set of big ideas is from the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability that this week released its major ...

Future Fund to release quarterly public reports

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
With the Future Fund's investment strategy falling into place, it has advised parliament that in the new financial year it will be begin releasing quarterly public reports. The Future Fund was recently criticised by the Washington-based Peterson Institute ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
The Australian market has received positive leads all around this morning, with Wall Street up markedly, base metal prices in London also very robust, and the futures index in Sydney also points the market higher. At 0801 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
A proposed government ruling in the US will prevent insurers and employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination ...